Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-04-19
CHURCHES AND CHURCH.wORK.
Notes or the services I'm This City
sunday, &c.


Sunday was not the cheerful and
sunny day that Easter was, but never
theless the attendance upon divine
worship was at every church quite
large. Below the Dispatch reporters
have summarized the special features
OF days services, together with other
religious notes
EASTER FESTIVAL -"THE BUILDING OF TIE
TEMPLE"
The annual Sunday-school festival at tho
Monumental church wns a successful and en-
ioyatle service. The building was crowded,
whom the professional OF the scholars, singing
Brightly Cleans Our Banner" began. Alter
marching around the alsles the school children
took seats In the body Of the church. Then be-
gan the building Of the symbolical tomple,
each ciase furnishing some portion OF IL, and
each piece being brought up 10 the chancei by
a member OF tho class, accompanied by its
standard bearer, the lstter remaining and to-
gether forming q crescent around the chancel-
rail. After the pillars, dome, steps, cross,
crown, and Tyre. all In flowers. had been put
together "To Thy Temple III Repair" was
sung.
The address, delivered by Rev. DIR. Burton,
of ST. Johns church, TO the children, was Pc
culiarly appropriate and pretty. He asked tho
children how many temples they ssW' They
replied the temple they had Just built, AMI the
one they were in. The Doctor told them he
saw i've hundred or more temples before him,
nil1 drew an Instructive picture, comparing
ench person present 10 a temple Of God.
Mr. Thomas l. Alfricnd, the superintendent
of the school, made his report. In it he re-
ferred 10 the birthday collection, by which
every scholar and teacher II expected. on the
Sunday following their respective birthdays,
to give as many cents rs thoy are years old. lie
said tbct last fall he had started this az the
suggestion Of a lady WHO had moved here from
another city. and that tho receipts from this
fund during thirty-one sundays had been 50 o.
an average OF one birthday OF twenty-five
years old during that period. He feared
thAt some people would think there had been
very few birthdays in Monumental sunday
school during the present session, aud the only
way he could account for The smallness OF the
fund was that the ladies had been unwilling 10
give their ages, Notwithstanding his promise TO
keep such information secret.
Mr.. Alfricnd thor gave the following figures
In ihrty-one Sundays 504l teachers and
scholars had been present, an average OF lB3
uer Sunday; largest attendance In any one
Sunday. 2O2 the smallest. ~ In addition there
had been az The chapel an average attendance
OF -; q total attendance Of .D1. The total Of
ferines ef both schools had been slS5, which In
cluded an Easter Offering OF t30
A touching feature OF the professional OF the
children was the fact th VI II was led by little
Annie Bell Blankenship probably the youngest
scholar in the school, carrying white cross
covered with flowers, and Mr. Gt orge ID. Fisher.
the venerable senior warden OF the church,
who Is eighty-four years Of age.
While the collection was being taken up Miss
LOra Chaplin sang very sweetly, "ShOw Me Thy
Way, o Lord,n to the accompaniment OF the
organ Gnd cOrnet
ORGANIZATION oP THE EAsT-EED BAPTIST
CHURCH.
on Sunday afternoon a large audience as
sembled at the Twenty-eighth Street-Chapel TO
witness and take part in the exercises con-
nectod with the constitution OF the East End
Baptist church. DIR. Hatcher called the council
10 order and Z. II. Elicit, Esq, led in prayer.
The Committee on Programme Of Exercise g
presented the following programme, which was
carried out DR.. Pollard presided and Rev. H..
II. Titt acted az secretary:
Singing and reading Scriptures enrolment
Of uames: adoption Of name for the church /:
reading and adoption Of the covenant; prayer
by Rev. Decatur Edwards; address by Dr.
Goodwin on 4" The Elements OF Church Pros
Ieiityn; address by DR.. Hatcher on "Thc
Mutual Duties Of Church Members :" election
Of cficers; right hand Of fellowship; bcnedic-
tiCn.
In addition 10 the regular addresses remarks
were made by Rev. II. II. Pitt. T. II. Elicit, Esq.
and Rev. Decatur Edwards Forty-four per
sons united TO form the church.
After the adjournment Of the council the
church met and received eighteen persons
seventeen by letter and one by experience.
The exercises were greatly enjoyed, and she
new church starts out under very hopeful
ausriccs. At night three were received for
baptism and one by experience.
The meetings will he resumed Thursday
Eight.
METHODIST MATTERS.
The Methodist pulpiis Of Richmond on Sun
Jay were filed generally by the regula- pas
tors
The fresh spring weather was favorable "a
new clothes and invited TO devotion. The con
cregations were generally fun and the services
Hearty and Interesting.
Three persons were received into member
ship al Broad Street church. three at Trinity,
and twenty-three al Centenary.
htInurel-Sueet church the PASTOR Rev. w.
T. Wright took occasion during the opening
services 10 call attention 70 the remarkable sue
cess which has attended this church. On Wed
nesday night n thanksgiving service, open 10
the public. will ho held. 10 which members and
friends ~ the chur are specially invited.
Services at Tark- Place church wore attended
by very large congregations on SuncoY. At the
morning seryice tho pastor preached on
Christian Iiberality and Its Rewards" Al
night the sermon wac on "Tr1fos." After the
morning sermon tho collections imposed by tho
Conference were called for, amounting tOaDoul
s4CO The amount was secured. This congre-
gallon Is one of the most liberal 10 the city.
BAPTIsT NOTES.
There were three services held at tho Second
Baptist church on Sunday. The morning ser
vice was largely attended. Rev. ii. W. Brown
preached TO church mem bers particularly. III
The afternoon a mems meeting was held, which
was very large and full Of interest. About
twenty made profession Of conversion. Al
night the audience was large, aud there were
atout fifteen professions Of conversion. Rev.
Mr. Brown will preach every night this week
al this church, and Blbie-re reading will be held
IN the basement every afternoon from ABB to
$50 o'clock.
Al the Pine Street church one person was re-
ceiyed Sunday morning on experience. In the
afternoon a special meeting was held for the
purpose Of raising sufficient sum TO com
plete the house Of worship. Encouraged by
tho generous help Of the sister churches under
the auspices OF the Baptist Social Union tho
congregation responded nobiy, and the sum OF
f3ll5 in cash and subscriptions was secured.
To this amount may be added 800 recently con-
trihuted for special part Of the work. This,
together with the amount promised by the
Baptist Social Union, will enable the church,
without increasing its present indebtedness
~, 500 10 complete the house, and the work
will bc commenced at once.
At the First Baptist church during the week
a number were received for baptism. On Sum
day morning two and and at night five were
baptized. Communion was administered sun
day morning and the right hand Of fellowship
vas given 10 thirteen. The total additions 10
tbi- church during the month numbered thirty
dvc. During the pnst week one person was
baptized at Clay-Street church, and on sunday
niCht there was ono profession OF conversion.
Az GraCe-Street church on Sunday morning
communion was administered and the right
hand Ct fellowship was given 10 gwen 70 thirty
elk and at night two wero baptized.
Al West-M sin-S4reet church during the week
two were baptized. On Sunday mOrnin. the
baud Of fellowship was given TO seven